These days a new drug called “Xylazine” or “Tranq” is causing havoc in many cities of America. This drug was originally approved for veterinary use but is now being used as a mix with illegal drugs.
Xylazine, which is a non-opioid, is proving to be extremely dangerous for humans. According to reports, this drug is being mixed with heroin and causing dangerous symptoms in people, such as skin rotting and fatal overdose.
The biggest problem with xylazine is that overdoses are not treated with naloxone (Narcan), a common overdose reversal medication. For this reason, treating overdoses is extremely difficult. Continuous exposure to xylazine causes symptoms like extreme fatigue, respiratory problems and skin lesions. As the severity of these lesions increases, they can turn into dead skin, which is called ‘eschar’ in medical terms and its treatment is possible only through amputation.
The thing to understand is that the devastation caused by xylazine is not only physically dangerous, but also mentally dangerous. Many people who have used this drug say that this drug has ended the happiness they used to get during addiction.